domingo, 25 de septiembre de 2022
Warplanes: Italy Tries Again With New Gunship
Italian aircraft firm Leonardo has developed the AW249 as a replacement for the earlier Italian A129 helicopter gunship. While the A129 was similar to the first helicopter gunship, the American AH-1, the AW249 is more similar to the American AH-64, the successor to the AH-1. The AW249 took its first flight in August and is expected to enter service in 2025 and begin replacing the remaining A129s, which entered service in 1990.
Logistics: Russia Seeks Bounty Hunters
Russia has offered a $16,000 bounty to anyone who can obtain and deliver an intact ThEMIS UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) being used in Ukraine. ThEMIS is manufactured by an Estonian company and was introduced in 2015. It is a tracked 1.6-ton UGV with a remarkably effective sensor system that
Collins demos risk-assessment and uncrewed-wingman control software
The company's Operational Reasoner algorithmic software is meant to help pilots of sixth-generation fighters assess the likelihood of mission success and more-seamlessly control uncrewed aircraft
France, Germany pledge to get stalled FCAS effort back on track
The defence ministries of France and Germany have reaffirmed their desire to advance the currently stalled Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme between the nations and additional partner Spain.
De Havilland to build large aircraft manufacturing complex east of Calgary, Alberta
They will produce the DHC-515 water scooping air tanker, DHC-6 Twin Otter, and Dash 8-400 (Q400)